KR20140123853A - Apparatus for Providing Tollgate Charges Payment Computer-Readable Recording Medium with Program therefore - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal which comprises: a communications unit which receives payment request information for toll fees from a tollgate relay unit located around the tollgate; an execution instruction generating unit which activates the communications unit based on the current location information and the location information of the tollgate, and which generates an execution instruction on the payment request information depending on an activation state of the communications unit; a payment information providing unit which previously stores information on payment means for paying toll fees and payment information including a part or the whole of payment methods, and which transmits the payment information; and a payment signal generating unit which receives the execution instruction and the payment information, and which generates a payment signal for toll fees based on the payment information.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a terminal for paying a toll fee and a computer readable recording medium for the same.

The present embodiment relates to a terminal for paying a toll fee and a computer-readable recording medium therefor. More particularly, the present invention relates to a terminal for paying a toll fee for paying a toll fee for passing through a toll gate using a terminal equipped with an application for providing a payment function for a toll fee, and a computer- .

The contents described in this section merely provide background information on the present embodiment and do not constitute the prior art.

As the supply of vehicles increases, the vehicles are becoming a necessity of modern people. Therefore, user-friendly devices for providing more convenient vehicle operation to the driver of the vehicle are continuously being developed. Among these, the Hi-Pass is a service for communicating between the vehicle terminal and the tollgate facility by using the near-end dedicated communication, and automatically setting the settlement for the toll charge. On the other hand, in order to utilize the existing high-pass function, there is a problem in that it is necessary to purchase a separate vehicle terminal and an electronic card, and the electronic card must be continuously charged with the settlement amount. Accordingly, there is an increasing demand from consumers for terminals capable of supporting a payment function for a toll fee without purchasing a separate device.

In this embodiment, by using a terminal equipped with an application for providing a payment function for a tollgate usage fee, the user can pay for the tollgate when paying through the tollgate so that the user can use a separate vehicle terminal and an electronic card There is a main purpose in solving the burden to purchase.

In addition, if the terminal equipped with the application providing the payment function for the toll fee is controlled to activate the high-pass function only when the predetermined condition is satisfied, a payment that may occur when the toll charge is paid using the terminal The main purpose is to prevent errors and to minimize power consumption of the terminal.

The present embodiment includes a communication unit for receiving settlement request information for a toll charge of the tollgate from a tollgate repeater located around the toll gate; An execution command generation unit for activating the communication unit based on current location information and location information of the toll gate and generating an execution command for the payment request information according to an activation state of the communication unit; A billing information providing unit for storing billing information including a part or all of billing methods and billing information for billing the toll charge of the tollgate and transmitting the billing information; And a settlement progress signal generator for receiving the execution command and the settlement information and generating a settlement progress signal for the toll fee of the toll gate based on the settlement information, to provide.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing apparatus including: a determination process of determining whether or not to activate a communication unit communicating with a tollgate repeater located around a toll gate based on current location information and location information of a toll gate; A payment request information receiving step of receiving payment request information for the toll charge of the tollgate from the tollgate repeater according to an activation state of the communication unit; Generating an execution command for the payment request information; A billing information checking step of checking billing information including a part or all of the billing method and the billing method for paying the toll charge of the tollgate; And a payment progress signal generating step of generating a payment progress signal for the usage fee of the tollgate on the basis of the payment information.

In this embodiment, by using a terminal equipped with an application for providing a payment function for a tollgate usage fee, the user can pay for the tollgate when paying through the tollgate so that the user can use a separate vehicle terminal and an electronic card There is an effect that the burden to be purchased can be solved.

In addition, if the terminal equipped with the application providing the payment function for the toll fee is controlled to activate the high-pass function only when the predetermined condition is satisfied, a payment that may occur when the toll charge is paid using the terminal The error can be prevented and the power consumption of the terminal can be minimized.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a toll bill settlement system according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a toll fee payment apparatus for providing a payment function for a toll charge fee according to the present embodiment.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of paying a toll charge for a toll gate according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for preventing a settlement error that may occur in a process of paying a toll charge for a toll gate payment apparatus according to the present embodiment.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for minimizing consumed power in a process of paying a toll fee using the toll bill settlement apparatus according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process for paying a toll charge using a toll charge settlement apparatus according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a toll charge payment function is implemented in a terminal according to the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a toll bill settlement system according to the present embodiment.

1, the toll bill settlement system according to the present embodiment includes a terminal 100, a subscriber identity module 110, a high pass application 120, a tollgate relay 130, and an external settlement device 140 do. The toll bill settlement system includes only the terminal 100, the subscriber identity module 110, the high pass application 120, the tollgate relay 130 and the external settlement device 140, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the accompanying drawings, Modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

The terminal 100 is a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving various data by using a communication mediating apparatus including an AP according to a key operation of a user and is a tablet PC, Computer, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a mobile communication terminal. That is, the terminal 100 is a terminal that performs voice or data communication using an AP and a communication network, and is a memory for storing a program or a protocol for communicating with an external device via an AP and a communication network, And a microprocessor for controlling the microprocessor. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the terminal 100 is described as being implemented as a separate device from the subscriber identity module 110 and the high-pass application 120. However, in the actual implementation, May be implemented as a stand-alone device of the type including both the module 110 and the high-pass application 120.

The terminal 100 according to the present embodiment can provide a payment function for a toll charge, that is, a high pass function, by mounting the high pass application 120. [ The terminal 100 may drive the high-pass application 120 by a user's operation or command, and may provide a billing function for the toll charge through the high-pass application 120. More specifically, the high-pass application 120 refers to an application installed after being downloaded through an application store, if the terminal 100 is a smart phone, In the case of a phone, it refers to an application running on a VM (Virtual Machine) downloaded through a communication company server.

The high-pass application 120 may be mounted on the terminal 100 according to the present embodiment. The high-path application 120 may be embedded in the high-pass application 120 , An OS (Operating System) mounted in the terminal 100, or installed in an OS in the terminal 100 by a user's operation or command. The high pass application 120 installed in the terminal 100 in the manner described above is linked to the basic application (e.g., a text sending application, a voice call sending / receiving application, a data sending / receiving application, a messenger application, etc.) installed in the terminal 100 However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be implemented to operate as an independent function without interlocking with the basic application.

Hereinafter, an operation of the terminal 100 for providing a payment function for a toll fee will be described. The terminal 100 calculates current position information when the loaded high-pass application 120 is executed. On the other hand, the terminal 100 can calculate the current location information based on the GPS-based or the base station, and if it is the GPS-based, receives the navigation data from the GPS satellite and calculates the current location information from the received navigation data. At this time, the terminal 100 may receive the navigation data directly and calculate the current position information from the received navigation data. However, when the terminal 100 receives the navigation data from the GPS satellite and calculates current position information, Information may be received. Meanwhile, the terminal 100 can calculate the location information of the tollgate based on the current location information.

Also, the terminal 100 can calculate the current location information based on the base station. Meanwhile, the base station can measure the current position information of the terminal 100 through the triangulation method and measure the intensity of the radio waves of the terminal 100 received from neighboring base stations, and provide the information to the terminal 100. At this time, the base station grasps the location information of the tollgate repeater 130 located in the cell of the base station, and further transmits the location information to the terminal 100. When the terminal 100 belongs to the base station, the base station transmits the cell-ID of the base station to the terminal 100, and the terminal 100 can calculate the current location information based on the received cell-ID have.

The terminal 100 activates the communication function with the tollgate relay 130 located around the tollgate based on the current location information and the location information of the tollgate. When the communication function with the tollgate relay 130 is activated, the tollgate repeater 130 130 to the tollgate usage fee. Then, the terminal 100 generates an execution command for the settlement request information. That is, when the current location information is present within a preset range based on the location information of the tollgate, the terminal 100 activates a communication function with the tollgate relay 130 located around the tollgate, Receives the settlement request information for the toll charge, and generates an execution command for the settlement request information. Meanwhile, the terminal 100 according to the present embodiment performs communication with the tollgate repeater 130 using Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) It is preferable to use an RF communication system having a relatively large communication distance, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the terminal 100 provides a normal mode or a sleep mode to provide a payment function for the toll charge, and operates in a sleep mode when the high-pass application 120 is executed. When the current location information is present within a predetermined range based on the tollgate location information, the terminal 100 switches to a general mode for activating a communication function with the tollgate repeater 130, and the tollgate Receives payment request information for the usage fee, and generates an execution command. On the other hand, when the current location information is out of a preset range, the terminal 100 is switched to a sleep mode in which the communication function with the tollgate repeater 130 is inactivated based on the location information of the tollgate.

Meanwhile, when it is determined that the current position information can not be calculated, the terminal 100 generates a command for switching the sleep mode to the normal mode preferentially, and switches the sleep mode to the normal mode. Activate communication function. Thereafter, when payment request information for the toll charge rate is received from the tollgate relay device 130, an execution command for the payment request information is generated. At this time, if the terminal 100 grasps the current position information preferentially based on GPS and determines that it can not grasp the current position information based on the GPS, it can grasp the current position information based on the base station and switch the sleep mode to the normal mode .

That is, the terminal 100 according to the present embodiment operates in the normal mode or the sleep mode based on the current location information and the location information of the tollgate, thereby minimizing the consumed power in the process of paying the toll fee.

The terminal 100 maintains the current position information in a predetermined range based on the position information of the tollgate and maintains the normal mode when power is supplied from the external power source device. That is, the terminal 100 further determines whether power is applied from the external power supply in the normal mode, and maintains the current mode of the terminal 100 in the normal mode or switches to the slim mode based on the determination . On the other hand, when the user of the terminal 100 carries the terminal 100 and board a vehicle other than the existing matching vehicle or passes through the toll gate using public transportation such as a bus, A settlement error may occur. Accordingly, the terminal 100 needs to determine whether or not the user has boarded the matching vehicle for paying the toll charge, and utilizes power from the external power supply unit as a determination criterion.

That is, when the high-pass application 120 is executed and the current location information is within a predetermined range based on the location information of the tollgate and the terminal 100 operates in the normal mode, It is determined whether power is being supplied from the external power supply. Thereafter, when it is determined that power is supplied from the external power supply device, it is determined that the user has boarded the existing matching vehicle, and the general mode is maintained to proceed with the settlement of the toll charge.

Meanwhile, when it is determined that power is not being applied from the external power supply unit, the terminal 100 displays a notice for allowing the user to receive power through the external power supply unit, displays the notification, When the power is not supplied, the normal mode is switched to the sleep mode or the high-pass application 120 is terminated, so that the payment process for the toll fee is not performed. Accordingly, the terminal 100 according to the present embodiment can prevent a billing error for the toll charge.

When the terminal 100 generates an execution command for the payment request information, the terminal 100 transmits information on the payment means for payment of the toll charge provided by the subscriber identification module 110 and payment information including a part or all of the payment methods And generates a payment progress signal for the toll charge. That is, if the payment means is a deferred payment card, based on the payment information provided from the subscriber identification module 110, the terminal 100 transmits information on the deferred payment card of the payment information to the external settlement device 140, The device 140 generates a payment progress signal for payment of the toll charge using the information on the post-paid card received. The terminal 100 receives the settlement completion response transmitted from the external settlement device 140 via the tollgate repeater 130 when the payment for the toll charge is completed and transmits the settlement completion response to the subscriber identification module 110 And the payment information stored in the subscriber identification module 110 is updated.

On the other hand, if the payment means is a rechargeable prepaid card based on the payment information provided from the subscriber identity module 110, the subscriber identification module 110 of the terminal 100 uses the information on the rechargeable prepaid card of the payment information, And generates a payment proceeding signal for payment of the usage fee. Then, the subscriber identity module 110 updates the payment information stored in the subscriber identity module 110 when payment for the toll charge is completed.

The subscriber identity module 110, i.e., the USIM, is an abbreviation of the Universal Subscriber Identity Module, which is a combination of a subscriber identity module (SIM) card on which subscriber information is loaded and a universal IC card (UICC) E-commerce, and so on. Meanwhile, the subscriber identity module 110 according to the present embodiment stores information on the settlement means for paying the toll charge of the tollgate and payment information including a part or all of the settlement methods, and transmits the settlement information to the terminal 100 The terminal 100 operates to generate a payment progress signal for the toll charge based on the payment information and the execution command.

Hereinafter, a driving method of the high pass application 120 will be described. The high pass application 120 may be implemented to operate independently in a form having a separate software function or hardware function performed by the terminal 100 or may be implemented as a separate software function or a hardware function Or the like.

The high pass application 120 is preferably installed in the terminal 100 and operated using various hardware provided in the terminal 100. However, the high pass application 120 is not limited thereto and may be implemented as a separate device. In addition, the high-pass application 120 may operate in conjunction with pre-installed applications in the terminal 100. [

The high pass application 120 is installed in the terminal 100 and is a kind of program that allows the terminal 100 to provide a billing function for the toll charge . To explain this operation of the high-pass application 120 more specifically, the high-pass application 120 calculates the current position information on the basis of the GPS-based or base station when the high-pass application 120 is executed.

The high pass application 120 activates the communication function with the tollgate relay 130 located around the tollgate based on the current location information and the location information of the tollgate and controls the tollgate repeater 130 according to the activation state of the communication function with the tollgate relay 130. [ Receives the settlement request information for the toll charge rate from the terminal 130 and generates an execution command for the settlement request information. That is, when the current location information is present within the preset range, the high-pass application 120 activates the communication function with the tollgate repeater 130 located around the tollgate, thereby allowing the toll- And generates an execution command for the payment request information.

On the other hand, the high-pass application 120 maintains the activation of the communication function with the tollgate repeater 130 when power is applied from the external power source device, with the current location information being within a predetermined range based on the tollgate location information, It is possible to prevent a settlement error on the usage fee.

When the execution command for the payment request information is generated, the high-pass application 120 transmits information on the payment means for payment of the use charge of the tollgate provided from the subscriber identification module 110 and payment including some or all of the payment methods And generates a payment progress signal for the toll charge based on the information.

Meanwhile, the high-pass application 120 can perform all the functions performed by the terminal 100 described above in the same manner, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When the communication function with the terminal 100 is activated, the tollgate repeater 130 identifies the type of the vehicle that has entered the predetermined range, and requests payment for the toll charge of the predetermined tollgate according to the type of the detected vehicle And transmits the settlement request information to the terminal 100. Meanwhile, the tollgate repeater 130 preferably communicates with the terminal 100 by using the dedicated short distance communication and takes advantage of the mobility of the terminal 100 to use the RF communication method with a relatively large communication distance during the short distance dedicated communication. But is not limited thereto.

When receiving the payment progress signal from the terminal 100, the tollgate transponder 130 transmits the received payment progress signal to the external settlement apparatus 140, and thereby the external settlement apparatus 140 transmits the charge rate of the tollgate Lt; / RTI > That is, if the billing information stored in the subscriber identification module 110 is a deferred payment card, the tollgate repeater 130 receives information on the deferred payment card and a payment progress signal from the terminal 100 and transmits it to the external settlement device 140 And uses the information on the deferred payment card received by the external settlement apparatus 140 to settle the toll charge for the tollgate.

The tollgate repeater 130 receives the settlement completion response to the toll charge from the external settlement apparatus 140 when the settlement for the toll charge is completed and transmits the settlement completion response to the terminal 100, The payment information stored in the subscriber identification module 110 is updated while the user is notified that the payment for the usage fee has been normally performed.

The external settlement apparatus 140 receives the settlement information and the settlement progress signal from the tollgate repeater 130, and performs settlement of the toll charge on the basis of the settlement information. Thereafter, when the payment is completed, the payment completion response is transmitted to the terminal 100 via the tollgate relay 130. [

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a toll charge settlement apparatus 200 for providing a settlement function for a toll charge fee according to the present embodiment.

The toll bill payment apparatus 200 providing a payment function for the toll fee of FIG. 2 shows an internal view of the terminal 100 on which the high pass application 120 is mounted, The terminal 100 equipped with the toll payment apparatus 200 may be realized by a toll bill payment apparatus 200 which is a separate apparatus and the constituent elements included in the toll charge payment apparatus 200 may be implemented by software or hardware elements. The toll payment apparatus 200 shown in FIG. 2 is an embodiment in which the high-pass application 120 is implemented as a separate apparatus. The toll fee payment apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment includes a communication unit 210, A position calculation unit 220, a performance command generation unit 230, a payment progress signal generation unit 240, and a payment information provision unit 250.

The communication unit 210 receives the settlement request information for the toll charge of the tollgate from the tollgate repeater 130 located around the toll gate. That is, when the communication function with the tollgate relay device 130 is activated, the communication unit 210 receives the payment request information for the toll charge rate from the tollgate relay device 130. Meanwhile, the communication unit 210 according to the present embodiment performs communication with the tollgate repeater 130 by using the dedicated short distance communication, and considers the mobility of the toll fee payment apparatus 200, It is preferable to use a communication method, but is not limited thereto.

The communication unit 210 receives the settlement completion response transmitted from the external settlement apparatus 140 via the tollgate repeater 130 when the payment for the toll charge is completed and transmits the settlement completion response to the settlement information providing unit 250 The payment information providing unit 250 is operated so that the previously stored payment information is updated.

The position calculation unit 220 calculates the current position information based on the GPS-based or the base station. That is, the position calculating unit 220 may receive the navigation data from the GPS satellite when GPS-based, and may calculate the current position information from the received navigation data. Also, the location calculation unit 220 may receive the current location information based on the base station. The base station compares the strength of the radio waves of the toll bill payment apparatus 200 received from nearby base stations and calculates the current position information of the toll bill payment apparatus 200 through the trigonometric method and provides the current position information to the position calculation unit 220. Meanwhile, in this embodiment, the base station grasps the location information of the tollgate repeater 130 located in the cell of the base station, and further transmits the location information to the location calculating unit 220.

Also, the location calculation unit 220 may receive the Cell-ID from the base station and calculate the current location information based on the received Cell-ID.

The execution command generating unit 230 activates the communication unit 210 based on the current location information and the location information of the tollgate so that the communication unit 210 transmits the settlement request information for the toll charge for the tollgate from the tollgate repeater 130 . Then, the execution command generating unit 230 generates an execution command for the payment request information.

Meanwhile, the execution command generating unit 230 provides a normal mode or a sleep mode, and operates in a sleep mode when the toll payment apparatus 200 is operated. If the current location information is within the predetermined range based on the location information of the tollgate, the execution command generating unit 230 switches to the normal mode for activating the communication unit 210, and the toll- Receives the payment request information for the fee, and generates an execution command. On the other hand, the performance command generating unit 230 switches to the sleep mode in which the communication unit 210 is inactivated when the current location information is out of a preset range based on the location information of the tollgate.

If it is determined that the current position information can not be calculated due to an error in the position calculating unit 220, the execution command generating unit 230 generates a command for switching the sleep mode to the normal mode, And activates the communication unit 210 through this. Thereafter, when the communication unit 210 receives the settlement request information for the toll charge rate, it generates an execution command for the settlement request information.

 On the other hand, if it is determined that the current position information can not be grasped based on the GPS, the performance command generating unit 230 grasps the current position information based on the base station and switches the sleep mode to the normal mode .

Also, the execution command generating unit 230 maintains the current position information in a predetermined range based on the position information of the tollgate, and maintains the normal mode when power is supplied from the external power source device. That is, the execution command generating unit 230 further determines whether or not power is supplied from the external power supply unit in a state of being operated in the normal mode, and maintains the current mode of the performance command generating unit 230 as a normal mode Or switch to Slim mode.

On the other hand, when the user of the toll charge settlement apparatus 200 is in possession of the toll charge payment apparatus 200 and is traveling on a vehicle other than the existing matching vehicle or passing through the toll gate using public transportation such as a bus, A payment error may occur in which the payment for the usage fee of the tollgate proceeds. Thus, the toll charge payment apparatus 200 needs to determine whether the user has boarded the matching vehicle, and utilizes whether power is supplied from the external power supply unit as a determination criterion.

That is, if the current location information is present within a predetermined range based on the location information of the tollgate and is operated in the normal mode, the performance command generating unit 230 notifies the toll charge settlement apparatus 200 from an external power source device such as a cigar jack It is determined whether power is being supplied. Thereafter, when it is determined that power is supplied from the external power supply device, the user determines that the user has boarded the existing matching vehicle and maintains the normal mode, thereby proceeding with the payment process for the toll charge.

Meanwhile, when it is determined that power is not being applied from the external power supply, the execution command generator 230 displays a notification to the user to receive power through the external power supply, The normal mode is switched to the sleep mode or the toll payment apparatus 200 is terminated to prevent the payment process for the toll fee from being performed. Accordingly, the toll charge settlement apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment can prevent a settlement error on the toll charge.

The settlement command generating unit 230 receives the settlement completion response transmitted from the tollgate repeater 130 through the communication unit 220 and transmits the settlement completion response to the settlement information providing unit 250 when the payment for the toll charge is completed. Lt; / RTI >

The payment progress signal generator 240 receives the payment information from the performance command and the payment information provider 250 from the performance command generator 230 and generates a payment progress signal for the toll charge based on the payment information . That is, if the payment means is a deferred payment card based on the payment information provided from the payment information providing unit 250, the payment progress signal generating unit 240 may transmit information on the postpaid card to the external payment apparatus 140 And generates a settlement progress signal for allowing the external settlement apparatus 140 to settle the toll charge for the tollgate by using the information on the post-paid card received.

On the other hand, if the payment means is a rechargeable prepaid card based on the payment information provided from the payment information providing unit 250, the payment progression signal generating unit 240 generates a payment progression signal for the rechargeable prepaid card And generates a settlement progress signal for using the information to settle the toll charge for the tollgate.

The payment information providing unit 250 stores information on the payment means for paying the toll charge of the tollgate and payment information including some or all of the payment methods, . On the other hand, the payment information providing unit 250 receives the payment progress signal from the payment progress signal generator 240 when the payment means for paying the toll charge is a rechargeable prepaid card, To pay for the toll charges.

The settlement information providing unit 250 receives the settlement completion response transmitted from the tollgate repeater 130 through the execution command generating unit 230 when settlement of the toll charge is completed, And updates the stored payment information.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a process of paying a toll fee using the toll bill payment apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment.

3, the toll payment apparatus 200 according to the present exemplary embodiment of the present invention determines whether or not the toll charge payment apparatus 200 has received the toll payment apparatus 200 based on the current location information and the location information of the toll gate 210 (S300). ≪ / RTI > On the other hand, the toll charge payment apparatus 200 activates the communication unit 210 when the current location information is within a preset range based on the location information of the toll gate, and if the current location information is within a predetermined range The communication unit 210 is deactivated.

When the communication unit 210 is activated, the toll charge payment apparatus 200 determines whether power is applied from the external power supply unit (S310). That is, the toll charge payment apparatus 200 determines whether power is supplied from an external power source device such as a cigar jack of the vehicle in a state where the communication unit 210 is activated.

When the power is not supplied from the external power source device, the toll charge payment device 200 further determines whether power is supplied from the external power source device for a preset time period. If the power source is not supplied after a predetermined time, To the inactive state or to stop the operation of the toll payment apparatus 200 (S320).

The toll charge payment apparatus 200 keeps the communication unit 210 in an activated state when it is determined that power is applied from the external power supply apparatus in a state where the communication unit 210 is activated, And receives the settlement request information for the toll charge from the repeater 130 (S330).

The toll gate payment apparatus 200 generates an execution command for the settlement request information (S340).

The toll bill payment apparatus 200 confirms payment information including a part or all of the payment method and the payment method for payment of the toll charge of the toll gate when an execution command for the payment request information is generated (S350).

The toll bill payment apparatus 200 generates a payment progress signal for the toll charge based on the payment information (S360). That is, when the payment means is a deferred payment card, the toll charge payment apparatus 200 transmits the information on the deferred payment card out of the payment information to the external settlement apparatus 140, And generates a settlement progress signal for using the information to settle the toll charge for the tollgate. In addition, if the payment means is a rechargeable prepaid card, the toll charge payment apparatus 200 generates a payment advance signal for allowing the toll charge to be paid using the rechargeable prepaid card information among the payment information.

Although it is described in FIG. 3 that steps S300 to S360 are sequentially executed, it is only an exemplary description of the technical idea of an embodiment of the present invention. It is to be understood that the technical knowledge in the technical field to which an embodiment of the present invention belongs Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and adaptations may be made to those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of one embodiment of the present invention or by executing one or more of the steps S300 through S360 in parallel And therefore, Fig. 3 is not limited to the time-series order.

As described above, the method for paying the toll fee by the toll bill payment apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment described in FIG. 3 can be implemented by a program and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. A program for implementing a method for paying a toll fee for a toll fee payment apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment is recorded, and a computer-readable recording medium includes any type of computer program for storing data readable by a computer system And a recording device. Examples of such computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) . The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present embodiment can be easily inferred by programmers in the technical field to which the present embodiment belongs.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for preventing a settlement error that may occur in the process of paying a toll charge for a toll gate payment apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, a method for preventing a settlement error, which may occur in a process of paying a toll charge using the toll bill payment apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment, includes a toll- The process starts with receiving an execution command to perform a payment for a fee (S400).

The toll charge payment apparatus 200 determines whether to activate the communication unit 210 in the toll charge payment apparatus 200 based on the current location information and the location information of the toll gate (S410). On the other hand, the toll charge payment apparatus 200 activates the communication unit 210 when the current location information is within a preset range based on the location information of the toll gate, and if the current location information is within a predetermined range The communication unit 210 is deactivated.

The toll charge payment apparatus 200 determines whether power is applied from the external power supply unit in a state where the communication unit 210 is activated (S42). That is, the toll charge payment apparatus 200 determines whether power is supplied from an external power source device such as a cigar jack of the vehicle in a state where the communication unit 210 is activated.

When it is determined that the power source is applied from the external power source device in a state where the communication unit 210 is activated, the toll charge payment apparatus 200 keeps the communication unit 210 in an activated state and performs settlement of the toll charge for the toll gate (S430). That is, if the electric power is supplied from an external power source device such as a cigar jack of the vehicle while the communication unit 210 is activated, the toll charge payment apparatus 200 determines that the user has boarded the existing matching vehicle and activates the communication unit 210 And performs payment for the toll charge. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a settlement error that may occur in the process of paying the toll charge using the toll bill settlement apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment.

The toll charge payment apparatus 200 displays that payment for the toll charge is normally performed (S440).

On the other hand, when it is determined that power is not being supplied from the external power source device while the communication unit 210 is activated, the toll charge payment device 200 notifies the toll charge payment device 200 that power is supplied from the external power source device (S450).

The toll charge payment apparatus 200 operates so that the communication unit 210 is deactivated when power is not supplied to the toll charge payment apparatus 200 after a predetermined time (S460).

4, it is described that steps S400 to S460 are sequentially performed. However, this is merely an exemplary description of the technical idea of an embodiment of the present invention, and it is to be understood that the technical knowledge in the technical field to which the embodiment of the present invention belongs Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and adaptations may be made to those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of one embodiment of the present invention by changing the order described in Figure 4 or by executing one or more of steps S400 through S460 in parallel And therefore, it is not limited to the time-series order in Fig.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a method for minimizing consumed power in the process of paying a toll fee using the toll bill payment apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 5, in order to minimize the consumed power in the process of paying the toll charge using the toll bill settlement apparatus 200, the toll charge settlement apparatus 200 first performs settlement of the toll charge for the toll gate (Step S500).

The toll bill payment apparatus 200 determines whether current location information and location information of the tollgate can be calculated (S510). If it is determined that the current location information and the tollgate location information can be calculated, (Step S520). In step S520, it is determined whether the communication unit 210 in the toll charge payment apparatus 200 is activated. On the other hand, the toll charge payment apparatus 200 activates the communication unit 210 when the current location information is within a preset range based on the location information of the toll gate, and if the current location information is within a predetermined range The communication unit 210 is deactivated.

The toll charge settlement apparatus 200 performs settlement of the toll charge for the toll gate according to the activation state of the communication section 210 (S530). That is, the toll charge settlement apparatus 200 performs settlement of the toll charge for the toll gate when the current location information is within the predetermined range based on the toll gate location information and the communication section 210 is activated.

The toll charge settlement apparatus 200 displays the settlement of the toll charge for the toll gate normally (S540).

When it is determined that the current location information and the location information of the tollgate can not be calculated, the toll charge settlement apparatus 200 first activates the communication section 210 and receives the settlement request information for the toll charge rate from the tollgate repeater 130 The payment for the usage fee of the tollgate is performed (S550). On the other hand, if it is determined that the current position information can not be grasped on the basis of GPS, the toll charge payment apparatus 200 grasps the current position information on the basis of the GPS and grasps the current position information on the basis of the base station to activate the communication unit 210 .

5, it is described that steps S500 to S550 are sequentially executed. However, this is merely an exemplary description of the technical idea of an embodiment of the present invention, and it is to be understood that the technical knowledge in the technical field to which the embodiment of the present invention belongs Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and adaptations may be made to those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of one embodiment of the present invention by changing the order described in Figure 5 or by executing one or more of steps S500 through S550 in parallel 5, it is not limited to the time-series order.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process for paying a toll charge using the toll bill payment apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment. Meanwhile, FIG. 6 shows a case where a user who owns the toll bill payment apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment is boarded on the matching vehicle and passes through the toll gate.

As shown in FIG. 6, the toll bill payment apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment activates the communication unit 210 when the current location information is present within a predetermined range based on the tollgate location information, And receives the settlement request information for the toll charge from the tollgate transponder 130.

On the other hand, the toll charge payment apparatus 200 determines whether power is applied from the external power supply apparatus in a state where the communication unit 210 is activated, and when the power is applied from the external power supply apparatus, It is determined that the user has boarded the existing matching vehicle and maintains the activated state of the communication unit 210. At this time, when the power is not applied from the external power source device for a predetermined time, the toll charge payment device 200 determines that the user of the toll charge payment device 200 has not boarded the existing matching vehicle, .

Thereafter, the toll payment apparatus 200 transmits to the toll gate payment apparatus 200 information on the to-be-paid toll account, which is set in the toll gate payment apparatus 200, based on the payment information including some or all of the to- A payment progress signal for the usage fee of the tollgate is generated to perform payment for the toll charge.

Meanwhile, the toll payment apparatus 200 can perform all the functions shown in FIG. 2 in the same manner, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Further, the vehicle classifying device, the lane marker, the offending vehicle photographing device, and the driver indicator located around the toll gate also perform the same functions as those of the conventional art, so that a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a toll charge payment function is implemented in a terminal according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7, the terminal according to the present embodiment can be implemented in a form including 'High Pass Application', 'Terminal USIM', and 'RF + Modem'. In this case, the 'high pass application' performs the same function as the function shown in FIG. 1 and the payment progress signal generator 240 shown in FIG. 2, and when receiving an execution command from the user, The terminal operates to generate a payment progress signal for the toll charge rate based on the payment command received from the 'terminal USIM' and the execution command generated from the 'RF + modem'.

The 'terminal USIM' performs the functions of the subscriber identification module 110 shown in FIG. 1 and the payment information providing unit 250 shown in FIG. 2, and stores information on the payment means for payment of the fee for using the stored tollgate, The payment information including some or all of the payment information.

The 'RF + modem' performs the same function as the performance command generator 230 shown in FIG. 2, and activates the communication between the tollgate repeater 130 and the terminal based on the current location information of the terminal and the location information of the tollgate. Thereafter, when the payment request information for the toll charge for the toll gate is received from the tollgate relay device 130, the terminal generates an execution command for the payment request information.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present embodiment, and various modifications and changes may be made to those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the embodiments. Therefore, the present embodiments are to be construed as illustrative rather than restrictive, and the scope of the technical idea of the present embodiment is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present embodiment should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: Terminal 110: Subscriber Identity Module
120: High Pass Application 130: Tollgate Repeater
140: External settlement apparatus 200: Toll gate payment apparatus
210: communication unit 220: position calculating unit
230: execution command generating unit 240:
250: Payment information providing service

Claims (9)

A communication unit for receiving settlement request information on a toll charge rate of the tollgate from a tollgate repeater located around the toll gate;
An execution command generation unit for activating the communication unit based on current location information and location information of the toll gate and generating an execution command for the payment request information according to an activation state of the communication unit;
A billing information providing unit for storing billing information including a part or all of billing methods and billing information for billing the toll charge of the tollgate and transmitting the billing information; And
A settlement progress signal generating unit for receiving the execution command and the settlement information and generating a settlement progress signal for the toll charge of the tollgate based on the settlement information,
And a terminal for paying the toll charge. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the execution command generator comprises:
And if the current location information is within a predetermined range based on the location information of the tollgate, switches to a general mode for activating the communication unit. 3. The method of claim 2,
The execution command generator,
And switches to a sleep mode in which the communication unit is inactivated when the current location information is out of a preset range based on the location information of the tollgate. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the execution command generator comprises:
Wherein the current location information is within a predetermined range, and when the power is supplied from the external power source device, the terminal maintains the normal mode. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the execution command generator comprises:
And a payment completion response transmitted from the tollgate repeater is transmitted to the payment information providing unit when payment for the toll charge is completed. 6. The method of claim 5,
The payment information providing unit,
Receiving the settlement completion response and updating the settlement information based on the settlement completion response. In the data processing device,
Determining whether to activate a communication unit for communicating with a tollgate repeater located around the toll gate based on current location information and location information of the toll gate;
A payment request information receiving step of receiving payment request information for the toll charge of the tollgate from the tollgate repeater according to an activation state of the communication unit;
Generating an execution command for the payment request information;
A billing information checking step of checking billing information including a part or all of the billing method and the billing method for paying the toll charge of the tollgate;
A billing progress signal generating step of generating a billing progress signal for the use charge of the tollgate based on the billing information;
Readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the program. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the determining step comprises the step of activating the communication unit when the current location information is within a predetermined range based on the location information of the tollgate. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the current position information is present within a predetermined range and the activation state of the communication unit is maintained when power is supplied from an external power source.

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